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Because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the FDA was forced to delay updated food safety tracing guidelines; the Government Accountability Office is not happy with the current safety of the US drug supply chain; House committee chairs are seeking more details on the government’s COVID-19 vaccine contracts with drug makers.

A global epidemiological study on psoriasis has found that the prevalence, incidence, and burden of suffering caused by the disease has risen over the last 3 decades.

Older age was shown to influence the decision among women to undergo surgery as a treatment option following a diagnosis of breast cancer in the United Kingdom, where the average lifespan was 82.9 years in 2016.

Bristol Myers Squibb announced the commercial launch of Zeposia (ozanimod) for relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS). The oral treatment is the first and only approved sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulator with no genetic test or first dose observation at initiation.

For individuals with both diabetes and colorectal cancer, high adherence to oral diabetes medication was associated with a significantly reduced risk of overall mortality compared with lower adherence, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

According to a survey on sleep habits both before and after lockdown measures caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 67% of Americans said they believe their sleep was healthier before the pandemic.

Research has established an association between social risk factors and child health outcomes, while professional medical organizations have endorsed screening for such factors in clinical settings. Providing an in-person patient navigator to address family social needs leads to a decrease in child health care utilization, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Those with substance use issues struggle amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; health experts cite police brutality as a public health issue; CMS reports COVID-19 death toll in US nursing homes.

A study released Monday used national Medicare data to try and understand disparities between black and white patients in avoidable hospitalizations for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions.

Strabismus is associated with reduced functional vision and eye-related quality of life (ER-QOL) in children, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. Because of this, when defining management goals, the association of strabismus with functional and ER-QOL in children should be considered.

Researchers uncovered the amount of variance among interrelated Parkinson disease (PD) motor, neuropsychiatric, and cognitive symptoms, which may improve understanding into the pathophysiology of PD, according to study findings published in Human Brain Mapping.

Insulin out-of-pocket costs remained relatively flat between 2006 and 2017 among privately insured patients, despite increased insulin prices paid by insurers, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Between 1997 and 2012, the inpatient burden of migraine cost rapidly increased in the United States, according to a study published in PRS Global Open.

Health officials have concerns as people nationwide participate in mass gatherings to protest the death of George Floyd; Trump cuts US ties with WHO over handling of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); former FDA commisioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, says addressing racial inequities in COVID-19 transmission and higher death rates could halt the pandemic.

Erin L. Arnold, MD, FACR, of Orthopaedics and Rheumatology of the North Shore in Skokie, IL, discusses evolving treatment strategies and the use of biologic therapies in the management of psoriatic disease.

Debra A. Patt, MD, MPH, MBA, a breast cancer specialist at Texas Oncology is the lead author on the study being presented at ASCO.

Use of biologics to treat psoriasis may impact prevalence of comorbidities like depression and obesity, according to an abstract presented at the Virtual 2020 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research meeting.

A new review article outlining research into multiple myeloma with central nervous system (CNS) involvement explains the many reasons it is difficult to diagnose and treat the disease.

A recent analysis describes the effects of the pandemic, including restrictions on outdoor activities and loss of income, on patients with psoriasis in China earlier this year.

Danish investigators reviewed data of individuals prescribed inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to compare characteristics of patients who have COPD alone with those who have COPD and concomitant asthma.

Catching psoriatric arthritis (PsA) early has been a challenge even when the diagnosis is aided by sonography, according to the authors.

While both subcutaneous and sublingual administrations of allergen immunotherapy reduced rhinitis medication in patients, adherence was significantly higher for those receiving it subcutaneously.

Physicians at a community oncology clinic center have an increased understanding of the clinical utility of molecular testing after implementing next generation sequencing and precision medicine, said researchers.

Helping patients find a clinician who is experienced with sickle cell disease can have many positive benefits, a new study noted.

Medicaid expansion was associated with a decrease in nonprofit hospitals’ burden of providing uncompensated care, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. However, hospitals did not redirect this financial relief toward spending on additional community benefits.

For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), cost can play a role in patient adherence to medication, but the presence of comorbidities does not impact cost of care for patients, according to 2 abstracts presented at the Virtual 2020 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research meeting.

A comprehensive workplace wellness program was shown to increase the proportion of employees with a designated primary care physician and improve employee beliefs on their own health. However, no significant effects were observed on physical health outcomes, rates of medical diagnoses, or health care service use, according to study findings published this week.